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+# Custom pylint configuration for the Fail2Ban project
+#
+# Set your PYLINTRC environment variable to point to this file
+# e.g.
+#      export PYLINTRC=$PWD/.pylintrc
+
+[FORMAT]
+indent-string='\t'
+
+[BASIC]
+# Fail2Ban uses non-conventional to Python world camel-casing
+# These regexps were originally borrowed from 0.4.x series of
+# PyMVPA which had similar conventions.
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct module names
+module-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+))$
+
+attr-rgx=[a-z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]{2,30}
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct class names
+class-rgx=[A-Z_]+[a-zA-Z0-9]+$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct function names
+function-rgx=[a-z_]+[a-z_][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct method names
+method-rgx=([a-z_]|__)[a-zA-Z0-9]*(__)?$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct argument names
+argument-rgx=[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*_*[a-zA-Z0-9]*_*[a-zA-Z0-9]*_?$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct variable names
+variable-rgx=([a-z_]+[a-zA-Z0-9]*_*[a-zA-Z0-9]*_*[a-zA-Z0-9]*_?||(__.*__))$||[A-Z]
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct module level names
+# Default: (([A-Z_][A-Z1-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
+const-rgx=([a-z_]+[a-zA-Z0-9]*_*[a-zA-Z0-9]*_*[a-zA-Z0-9]*_?|__.*__)$||[A-Z]